Ich reite stumm aus dem Turnier, Ich trage aller Siege Namen. Ich neige mich vor dem Balkon der Damen Tief. Aber keine winkt mir nach. Ich singe zu der Harfe Ton, Aus der die tiefen Laute steigen, Alle Harfner lauschen und schweigen, Aber die holden Frauen sind entflohen. In meines Wappen schwarzem Feld Sind hundert Kränze aufgehangen, Die gold von hundert Siegen prangen. Aber der Kranz der Liebe fehlt. An meinem Sarge werden sich bücken Ritter und Sänger und werden ihn Mit Lorbeer bedecken und bleichem Jasmin, Aber keine Rose wird ihn schmücken.
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Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, page 66.
Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Der schwarze Ritter", written 1900 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Herbert Brust (1900 - 1968), "Der schwarze Ritter", op. 81 no. 5, published 1951 [ baritone and piano ], from Musik des Einsamen, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Maux (1893 - 1971), "Der schwarze Ritter ", op. 159 (1925), published 1935 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Preis , "Der schwarze Ritter " [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The black knight", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le chevalier noir", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-05-01
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